Question 1

Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that

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A)  he was a religious, as well as a political, leader. 
B)  the German Communist Party should rule Europe. 
C)  economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty. 
D)  he was literally the second coming of Jesus Christ. 
E)  All of these 
A)  he was a religious, as well as a political, leader. 
B)  the German Communist Party should rule Europe. 
C)  economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty. 
D)  he was literally the second coming of Jesus Christ. 
E)  All of these C

Question 2

The first victims of Stalin's terror were

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A)  ordinary people unlucky enough to catch his attention. 
B)  "Old Bolsheviks" who had been leaders in the 1917 revolution and civil war. 
C)  mid-level bureaucrats. 
D)  Jews. 
E)  immigrants who had come to the USSR because they thought it was a "worker's paradise." 
A)  ordinary people unlucky enough to catch his attention. 
B)  "Old Bolsheviks" who had been leaders in the 1917 revolution and civil war. 
C)  mid-level bureaucrats. 
D)  Jews. 
E)  immigrants who had come to the USSR because they thought it was a "worker's paradise." B

Question 3

How did the Nazi takeover of Germany affect Stalin's second Five-Year Plan?

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A)  It did not change his plan. 
B)  Stalin intended to produce arms but decided to produce consumer goods instead. 
C)  It provided Stalin with a new trading partner who also was a militarist. 
D)  The Nazis demanded that Stalin cancel his second Five-Year Plan. 
E)  Stalin intended to produce consumer goods but decided to produce arms instead. 
A)  It did not change his plan. 
B)  Stalin intended to produce arms but decided to produce consumer goods instead. 
C)  It provided Stalin with a new trading partner who also was a militarist. 
D)  The Nazis demanded that Stalin cancel his second Five-Year Plan. 
E)  Stalin intended to produce consumer goods but decided to produce arms instead. E

Question 4

Stalin's First Five-Year Plan stressed

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A)  increases in electricity and heavy industries. 
B)  production of consumer goods for export. 
C)  acquiring colonies to protect the Soviet economy. 
D)  decentralized control and economic incentives. 
E)  participation in the European Union. 
A)  increases in electricity and heavy industries. 
B)  production of consumer goods for export. 
C)  acquiring colonies to protect the Soviet economy. 
D)  decentralized control and economic incentives. 
E)  participation in the European Union.

Question 5

The Holocaust is estimated to have killed ____ Jews.

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A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  3 million 
D)  6 million 
E)  10 million 
A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  3 million 
D)  6 million 
E)  10 million

Question 6

What were the reasons for the politics of appeasement?

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A)  Fear of war. 
B)  Fear of communism. 
C)  Lack of familiarity with fascist tactics. 
D)  Belief in the traditional norm that parties to diplomatic negotiations would keep their promises. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Fear of war. 
B)  Fear of communism. 
C)  Lack of familiarity with fascist tactics. 
D)  Belief in the traditional norm that parties to diplomatic negotiations would keep their promises. 
E)  All of these.

Question 7

How was World War II more of a world war than World War I? How did the violence and destruction of each compare?

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While technology had certainly advanced

Question 8

What were some of the technological advances during World War II that made it a "war of science"?

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Existing technology underwent considerab

Question 9

The stock market crash of 1929 turned into

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A)  the deepest, most widespread depression in history. 
B)  an economic boon to average consumers because they were now able to afford stock. 
C)  a minor depression followed by an economic recovery. 
D)  a limited depression in some countries, but not most Western countries. 
E)  a depression for the United States only. 
A)  the deepest, most widespread depression in history. 
B)  an economic boon to average consumers because they were now able to afford stock. 
C)  a minor depression followed by an economic recovery. 
D)  a limited depression in some countries, but not most Western countries. 
E)  a depression for the United States only.

Question 10

In the early years of World War II, the Soviet Union invaded which of the following countries?

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A)  Germany and Japan 
B)  Germany and Italy 
C)  Poland and the Baltic States 
D)  France and China 
E)  Greece and Turkey 
A)  Germany and Japan 
B)  Germany and Italy 
C)  Poland and the Baltic States 
D)  France and China 
E)  Greece and Turkey

Question 11

In 1935, Mussolini took advantage of the weakness of the Western democracies and

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A)  invaded Ethiopia. 
B)  launched a bombing campaign against France. 
C)  ended diplomatic relations with Britain. 
D)  sent military aid to Germany. 
E)  annexed Sicily. 
A)  invaded Ethiopia. 
B)  launched a bombing campaign against France. 
C)  ended diplomatic relations with Britain. 
D)  sent military aid to Germany. 
E)  annexed Sicily.

Question 12

Who was Mao Zedong, and how did he present a challenge to the Chinese government? What was the Long March?

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Before the Japanese invasion in 1931, th

Question 13

The prime motivation for the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia was

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A)  its abundant oil and rubber production. 
B)  the opportunity to defeat Western powers. 
C)  to satisfy the Japanese people's demand for luxury goods. 
D)  to keep the United States from entering the war. 
E)  to avenge the execution of Japanese sailors in 1938. 
A)  its abundant oil and rubber production. 
B)  the opportunity to defeat Western powers. 
C)  to satisfy the Japanese people's demand for luxury goods. 
D)  to keep the United States from entering the war. 
E)  to avenge the execution of Japanese sailors in 1938.

Question 14

At the height of the Stalinist terror of the 1930s,

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A)  millions of Jews were slaughtered in gas chambers. 
B)  Moscow was burned to the ground as part of Stalin's "scorched earth" policy. 
C)  the USSR joined forces with Germany and Italy to invade Poland. 
D)  Stalin was killed in a Kremlin coup. 
E)  millions of ordinary Soviet citizens were sent to gulags. 
A)  millions of Jews were slaughtered in gas chambers. 
B)  Moscow was burned to the ground as part of Stalin's "scorched earth" policy. 
C)  the USSR joined forces with Germany and Italy to invade Poland. 
D)  Stalin was killed in a Kremlin coup. 
E)  millions of ordinary Soviet citizens were sent to gulags.

Question 15

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Hiroshima

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Hiroshima is a city located in the Chugo

Question 16

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Holocaust

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The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah,

Question 17

At Nanjing, the Japanese troops raped

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A)  200 Chinese women. 
B)  800 Chinese women. 
C)  1,700 Chinese women. 
D)  15,000 Chinese women. 
E)  20,000 Chinese women. 
A)  200 Chinese women. 
B)  800 Chinese women. 
C)  1,700 Chinese women. 
D)  15,000 Chinese women. 
E)  20,000 Chinese women.

Question 18

World War II began when

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A)  Germany annexed Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Germany and the USSR signed a non-aggression pact. 
C)  Germany invaded the USSR. 
D)  Germany invaded Poland. 
E)  Germany annexed Austria. 
A)  Germany annexed Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Germany and the USSR signed a non-aggression pact. 
C)  Germany invaded the USSR. 
D)  Germany invaded Poland. 
E)  Germany annexed Austria.

Question 19

The Communist Chinese for ces were able to defeat the Guomindang because of

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A)  the greed and ineptness of the Guomindang. 
B)  better training and equipment. 
C)  a larger army and navy. 
D)  a last-minute alliance with Japan. 
E)  the use of smallpox as a biological weapon. 
A)  the greed and ineptness of the Guomindang. 
B)  better training and equipment. 
C)  a larger army and navy. 
D)  a last-minute alliance with Japan. 
E)  the use of smallpox as a biological weapon.

Question 20

Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler were all dictat ors. What political ideology was each following? How did each rise to power?

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While Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler did

Exam 27: The Collapse of the Old Order

Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that

The first victims of Stalin's terror were

How did the Nazi takeover of Germany affect Stalin's second Five-Year Plan?

Stalin's First Five-Year Plan stressed

The Holocaust is estimated to have killed ____ Jews.

What were the reasons for the politics of appeasement?

How was World War II more of a world war than World War I? How did the violence and destruction of each compare?

What were some of the technological advances during World War II that made it a "war of science"?

The stock market crash of 1929 turned into

In the early years of World War II, the Soviet Union invaded which of the following countries?

In 1935, Mussolini took advantage of the weakness of the Western democracies and

Who was Mao Zedong, and how did he present a challenge to the Chinese government? What was the Long March?

The prime motivation for the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia was

At the height of the Stalinist terror of the 1930s,

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Hiroshima

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Holocaust

At Nanjing, the Japanese troops raped

World War II began when

The Communist Chinese for ces were able to defeat the Guomindang because of

Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler were all dictat ors. What political ideology was each following? How did each rise to power?

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Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

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